PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apache Mankiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes to the cage accompanied by Midnight City. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mankiller's choice of entrance music: Tribal Drums. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Landry
vs
Mankiller

190 cm
27
183 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
178 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apache Mankiller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry slips under a jab.
Mankiller wants to land a leg kick but Landry is out of range.
Mankiller swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
Landry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Landry wants to clinch up but Mankiller keeps it at a distance.
Landry misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Landry.
Mankiller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mankiller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mankiller counters with a one-two to the body.
Landry moves in looking to clinch but Mankiller pushes him off.
Mankiller misses with a head kick.

Landry closes the distance and clinches.
Landry lands a nice elbow.
Mankiller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mankiller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiller blocks an elbow strike.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Landry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mankiller tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Landry as Mankiller tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Mankiller fails to land.
Landry tries a body shot but Mankiller blocks it.
Mankiller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mankiller blocking some punches.
Landry prevents a body shot from Mankiller.
Landry prevents a body shot from Mankiller.
Mankiller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Landry fails to land.
Mankiller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Landry scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Mankiller fails to land.
Mankiller misses with a knee to the head.
Mankiller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mankiller tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
Landry scores with a knee to the head.
Landry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mankiller's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mankiller misses with a knee to the head.
Mankiller tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
Landry blocks a body shot from Mankiller.
Mankiller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mankiller misses with a punch on the inside.
Landry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mankiller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller swings wildly with an uppercut but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mankiller can't find room to land a body shot as Landry controls the action.
Mankiller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Landry has a couple of punches blocked by Mankiller.
Landry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mankiller's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mankiller.
Mankiller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Landry is keeping busy.
Mankiller tries to throw a body punch but Landry avoids it by throwing Mankiller back against the cage.
Landry lands a body punch.
Landry avoiding damage as Mankiller throws knees to the body.
Mankiller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Landry.
Landry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mankiller is working Landry over against the cage.
Mankiller stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mankiller has had enough of the clinch but Landry keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Mankiller.
Landry lands a nice shot to the body.
Mankiller tries to throw a body punch but Landry avoids it by throwing Mankiller back against the cage.
Mankiller slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mankiller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Landry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mankiller throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mankiller misses with some punches.
Mankiller looking to throw knees to the head but Landry is blocking nicely.
Landry misses with a hook to the ribs.

Landry is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mankiller is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Landry to the mat. Landry regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apache Mankiller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Landry tries to clinch up but Mankiller circles away and keeps his distance.
Mankiller throws a sloppy head kick and Landry moves out of range easily.
Mankiller lands a nice looking body shot.
Landry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Landry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mankiller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Landry.
Nice straight punches there by Mankiller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mankiller.

Landry instigates a clinch.
Apache Mankiller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Landry has hold of one of Mankiller's legs. Mankiller is fighting the takedown attempt but Landry gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mankiller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Landry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mankiller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Landry is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry postures up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Apache Mankiller wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mankiller just misses with a punch to the body.
Landry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Landry tries to clinch up.
Landry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Landry cracks the inside of Mankiller's front leg.
Apache Mankiller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mankiller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry scores with a leg kick.
Landry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Landry.
Landry moves out of range of the strikes.
Landry throws a lazy body kick
and Mankiller counters with a nice leg kick.
Mankiller checks a low kick from Landry.

Landry closes the distance and clinches.
Landry has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mankiller is looking to control Landry's arms but Landry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mankiller has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mankiller obliges.
Mankiller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mankiller tries to throw a body punch but Landry avoids it by throwing Mankiller back against the cage.
Mankiller misses with a body punch.
Mankiller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mankiller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mankiller lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mankiller.
Landry tries a body shot but Mankiller blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landry.
Mankiller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mankiller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Landry blocks it with crossed arms.
Landry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mankiller's elbow.
Mankiller works on Landry's body with a couple of short punches.
Mankiller takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Landry.
Mankiller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mankiller stalling in the clinch but Landry improves position.
Mankiller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mankiller is looking to control Landry's arms but Landry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mankiller has his back to the cage.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Mankiller is trying to force a seperation but Landry has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry has a couple of punches blocked by Mankiller.
Mankiller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mankiller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mankiller is trying to break the clinch but Landry has him pressed against the cage.
Mankiller prevents a body shot from Landry.
Landry is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Mankiller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Landry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Landry misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Landry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mankiller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mankiller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landry wants to clinch up but Mankiller keeps it at a distance.
Landry tries to clinch up.
Mankiller throws a head kick but Landry moves out of range.
Landry is looking to clinch but Mankiller is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apache Mankiller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Landry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mankiller lands with a straight right. Landry didn't see that one coming.
Landry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mankiller counters with a left and a right that stings Landry.
Landry tests Mankiller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Landry wants to clinch up but Mankiller keeps it at a distance.
Mankiller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Landry backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mankiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mankiller misses with a hook.

Mankiller lands a big head kick that sends Landry tumbling to the mat! Mankiller takes a step backwards and waves Landry back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Landry is rocked!
Landry dodges the punch combination from Mankiller.
Oh Landry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mankiller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Landry circles away quickly and effectively.
Landry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Landry blocks a head kick by Mankiller.
Mankiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Mankiller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Landry throws a right and a left that Mankiller avoids nicely.
Mankiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Mankiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Landry seems to have got his legs back now.
Landry wants to clinch up but Mankiller keeps it at a distance.

Mankiller gets tackled into the cage by Landry. Landry maintains the clinch.
Landry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Mankiller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Landry tries to clinch but Mankiller is having none of it.
Landry tries to clinch but Mankiller is having none of it.
Landry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mankiller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Landry moves in looking to clinch but Mankiller pushes him off.

Landry moves into the clinch successfully.
Mankiller is trying to break the clinch but Landry has him pressed against the cage.
Mankiller tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
Mankiller has had enough of the clinch but Landry keeps him there for the moment.
Mankiller misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mankiller stalling in the clinch but Landry improves position.
Landry avoiding damage as Mankiller throws knees to the body.
Mankiller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Landry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Landry misses with the head strike.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Mankiller avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Landry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landry takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Landry on the inside.
Mankiller misses with a body punch.
Mankiller taking a breather.
Landry misses with the head strike.
Mankiller struggles to land a body shot inside as Landry controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mankiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mankiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ian Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mankiller swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
Mankiller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Landry rushes Mankiller and presses him up against the cage.
Landry misses with a knee to the head.
Mankiller lands with a left to the head.
Ian Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Landry scores with a shoulder strike.
Mankiller takes an elbow to the temple.
Mankiller misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Landry.
Landry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mankiller avoids it.
Landry swings wildly with an uppercut but Mankiller uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankiller misses with a punch to the body.
Mankiller trying to control the position but instead, Landry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mankiller into the cage.
Landry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Landry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry has a couple of punches blocked by Mankiller.
A nice left hand lands by Landry.
Landry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Landry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mankiller tries to work over Landry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apache Mankiller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Landry ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Landry no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Apache Mankiller.
Well Mankiller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apache Mankiller!
Our winner, Apache Mankiller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.